Sanitary cuspidor



J. PLUCIENSKI.

SANITARY CUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. |920.

Patented June 15, 1920.

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SANITARY CUsPIDoR.

Application filed March '22,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN PLUorENsKr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Cuspidors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cuspidors, and has for its object to provide a novel, simple, and convenient sanitary device of the class, which is supported by a bracket, the latter being arranged for convenient attachment to a wall, or other support, for positioning the device above .and clear of the floor. A further object is'to provide a substantial casing, open at its top, in which is disposed a removable sputum tray, the said casing having a hinged cover for excluding iies, as well as for preventing the escape of odors from the tray. And a Vfurther object is to provide novel and simple means for mechanically lifting .the

cover for permitting accessl to the tray.

I attain these objects vby the means set forth in the detailed description which follows, and as illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a top-plan view of the complete device, in which a portion of the cover Vis cut away. VFig. 2 is a front side eleva-v tion of the same. Fig. 3 is a central vertical cross-section, taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the device, showing by full and dotted lines the closed Vand theopen positions of the cover, and the means for operating the same. And Fig. 5 is a broken rear side elevation of the device.

In the drawing, 2 represents the body or outer casing of the cuspidor, which has an open top I2. The rear side of the body'is provided with two integral spaced perforated hinge-lugs 2n. 3 designates a cover for ythe body, the said cover having a continuous depending flange 3', which telescopes the top of the body. The cover is provided with two spaced depending hinge-lugs 3, having perforations which aline with'those ofthe lugs 2a, and receive a pintle rod 3b. The lugs 2a are preferably spaced sufficiently to receive therebetween the lugs 3a. Within the hollow body 2 is 'disposed aV removable tray-like sputum cup 4, which is also open at its top, and is provided at its opposite ends with recesses4, which afford fingerholdsY for removing the tray. The cover 3YV Specification of Letters Patent. PjentedfJu'e' 15,

Y1920.Y serial 110.3671956.

TOI-IN PLUCIENSKI, OF SYRAGUSE, NEW YORK.

be lifted manually, for removing the tray 4, or for th'eusual salival deposit therein, like any similar cover, but I prefer to use novel and simple mechanical means therefor, so as to avoid manual contact with the cover. Forthis purpose I provide' a hand-lever 5, of peculiar shape, which is pivotedto one end of the body 2 by a pin 5. The lever 5. has a curved portion 5a, which is normally in engagement with the lower edge of the flange 3. When the user of the cuspidor depresses the` opposite end of said lever, the end 5a raises the cover, as from the full line, to the dotted line position, shown in Fig. 4. The user has the choice of either grasping the outer end of the lever 5k and depressing the same by hand, or he may effect the operation of said leverby means of a pedal (not shown), which may connect in a well-known manner with an operating rod 6 (see Fig. 4). The lever 5 is preferably so arranged that when it lifts the cover to its full extent, the latter still inclines slightly forwardly and therefore tends to gravitate back to the closed position. In order toquicken, as well as to eect the posi.- tive closing of the cover 3, I provide a spring 7, which is disposed substantially vertically at the rear side of the body 2, the

said spring being so arranged that after the first slight opening movement of the cover, the latter engages and fleXes the spring, as

shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4. As soon'A shown in Fig. 4. The spring 7 is supported Y by a cleat V8, which is secured to the rear side of thebody 2, beneath the lugs 2*, by screws 8. One side of the cleat 8 is cut away at 8a, to receive the tapering upper end of a bracket 9, vwhich extends downwardly and rearwardly, and its lower end is provided with a footing 9', by which the said bracket may be suitably secured to a wall, desk, or other support.

My cuspidor is extremely simple, convenient, and sanitary. It is particularly adapted for use by doctors, dentists, and in offices, to take the place of the common open cuspidors, which usually rest upon the floors, and constantly emit their disagreeable odors. VBy mounting vmy cuspidor upon the bracket 9, it may be disposed in various convenient, but out-of-the-way places, without danger of it being upset, and Withoutl obstructing Ior littering up the floors.

Having thus 'described my invention, A

what Lolaim, is-' A cuspidor, comprising a hollow body having :an open top, a hollow cover hinged to the rear side of the body, said cover hav,- ing a continuous depending flange overlapping said open top when the cover is closed,

a leverpivoted to one end of the body having a curved portion in friotional engagement Withl the bottom edge" of said depending flange adapted when rocked in one direction toV swing said cover upwardly through an are of less than 900, tension means for moving said cover and said lever in the opposite direction, and means for mounting said body upon a supporting bracket. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' JOHN PLUCIENSKI. l 

